Welcome

The Kiwanis Club of Oliver serves the community of Oliver and district. Our various projects are primarily funded by the operation of the Kiwanis market. Local residents donate used items to the market, which are picked up, sorted and priced during the week. On Saturdays the Market at 5992 Sawmill Road is open to the public with net proceeds going to fund various charitable and community projects. Donations can be made by calling 485-0242.

President's Message

Kiwanis , we’re a group of volunteers in an International Organization who wants to change the world, one child and one community at a time. We serve the Children of the World. Can we hope to accomplish that in our community - well we can try. We can assist the youth in our community, can make the Oliver area the best place in BC. But can we do better?

While our mandate may be to improve the lot of youth, we should never forget those that are past the adolescent stage of life. The big picture of our entire community, plus those who are not as fortunate as some of us.

Our seniors have paved the way for what we have and we should always consider their needs.

Kiwanis in Oliver is in a position to help provide living assistance through our Kiwanis Housing Society, with our three housing complexes that provide affordable accommodation for seniors.

We provide assistance to the Junior Schools through supporting school activities that are not covered by school activities such as the swim and ski programs. Additionally we support programs such as the BC Firefighters Burn Camp and the Agur Lake handicapped camp. A school program for Terrific Kids is run in three junior schools.

The programs we support can be found in another section of this website. Before closing I need to stress that we could not possibly accomplish what we do without the support of the community who donate to our Kiwanis Market (commonly referred to as Oliver’s Walmart) and the volunteers who put in long hours, with no remuneration to sell good used items to the public.

Thank you Oliver for allowing us to serve you.